In the first game of a scheduled Memorial Day doubleheader in theĀ Three-I League, theĀ Decatur CommodoresĀ defeat theĀ Bloomington Bloomers, 2 ā 1, in 26 innings. It is the longest professional game played until that time, and wonāt be topped untilĀ 1960. Both pitchers,Ā Ed ClarkĀ for Bloomington, andĀ Otto Burns, making his first professional pitching appearance for Decatur, go all the way. SSĀ Mark Purtell, a .130 hitter for the year, drives in the winning run. The second game of the twinbill is postponed by darkness.
In the first game of a scheduled Memorial Day doubleheader in theĀ Three-I League, theĀ Decatur CommodoresĀ defeat theĀ Bloomington Bloomers, 2 ā 1, in 26 innings. It is the longest professional game played until that time, and wonāt be topped untilĀ 1960. Both pitchers,Ā Ed ClarkĀ for Bloomington, andĀ Otto Burns, making his first professional pitching appearance for Decatur, go all the way. SSĀ Mark Purtell, a .130 hitter for the year, drives in the winning run. The second game of the twinbill is postponed by darkness.
